12 April 2011

this past week (and weekend) maya's class put on their much-anticipated first grade play at our waldorf school. their play was written by their devoted and amazingly gifted teacher and it was his interpretation of the greatly loved grimm's fairy tale - the bremen town musicians. the children did a total of four performances for both the school and the parents, with two different casts (for two of the performances, half of the class were the characters in the play and the other half were the villagers and vice-versa for the other two performances). maya was one of the two black cats in her character performances and a farmer/villager in the others (i was fortunate to be one of the parents helping with costumes). as is the tradition in most waldorf schools, the first and second grade plays (each grade performs one play per year) are recited by the entire class...with no specific lines given to any individual child - however, the characters do move about and act out their rehearsed scenes. my, how the children worked hard on their recitation and movements and they did such a fantastic job. it was truly a joy and an honor to see them come together as a group and perform this lovely play!

maya's drawing...

maya, with her class and teacher, as one of two black cats...

maya, with some of her classmates, as a farmer/villager...

the ostheimer set of the bremen town musicians which we gave to maya as a gift after the last performance...

"you see, that was beautiful and we should surely know. come and join us, friend, to bremen we shall go!" ~ AWS first grade play 2011, the bremen town musicians by adam beshears

22 November 2010

as a second installment in my series of our favorite austin spots, i bring you a place very near and dear to my heart:

THE JUNIPER TREEHOUSE WALDORF STORE

8700 south view road

austin, tx 78737

512-288-5106

the juniper treehouse is located near the kindergarten and lower grades playground on our austin waldorf school campus, which is situated on 19 wooded acres here in the hill country. a fun and lovely place to visit if you are ever in this part of texas. the store has a vast selection of waldorf-inspired items, such as:

dress up items and play silks...

waldorf dolls...

wooden ostheimer figures...

and many waldorf school and home art supplies...

beautiful postcards...

and waldorf artwork...

as you make your way upstairs to the second level, you will find yourself bathed in a rainbow of color as you enter a haven of yarn, knitting supplies and books:

an amazing and wide variety of malabrigo yarn...

'bitty balls' of yarn especially for the children...

an array of noro yarn, noro samples and knitting supplies...

and, of course, a vast selection of waldorf books...

if you're in the area, i hope you get a chance to visit and experience our warm and wonderful waldorf school store, the juniper treehouse - just tell them waldorfmama sent you. :-)

26 October 2010

a friday ritual (inspired by soulemama). a single photo capturing a moment from the week. a simple, special, extraordinary moment. a moment to pause, savor and remember. if you're inspired to do the same, share a link to your 'moment' in the comments!

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this week, i am grateful for...

:: internet access!

:: another 'this moment' friday post...not posted on a friday. :-)

:: last minute fort building in our old house as we packed up a final round of boxes.